Data Analyst 2, HR Operations

About Nordstrom's Workforce Strategy

At Nordstrom, we strive for excellence in workforce strategies, planning processes, and analytics that help our business and HR leaders optimize our workforce. The Data Analyst 2, HR Operations plays a critical role in partnering with diverse organizations across Nordstrom to develop strategies and workforce plans. This informs business decisions by ensuring the right people are in the right place, with the right skills, at the right time. This is achieved through extensive knowledge of HR systems and structure, acting as a super-user, owner, and business administrator of planning, analytical, and data visualization tools. The ability to collaborate within HR and across internal functional groups using data-driven decision-making is critical to success in this role.

A Day in the Life of a Data Analyst 2, HR Operations

• Partner with key stakeholders within the Workforce Management team and cross-functionally across HR, Finance, Store/Retail Operations, and IT on KPI and data delivery/visualization needs.
• Participate in various workstreams to provide a foundation in advanced application of data intelligence, processes, and tools.
• Extract relevant data from source databases to outline key trends around demand planning, staffing, and scheduling.
• Utilize data visualization to bring data to life and tell a compelling story built around actionable insights, supporting the communication of solutions to stakeholders.
• Evolve the data analytics and reporting function by automating time-intensive data pulls and dashboards/visualizations, while incorporating new ideas and initiatives.
• Build and maintain self-service reporting and scenario planning tools, empowering store operations with HR workforce planning intelligence.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in business intelligence, statistics/data analytics, Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Tech, or another "STEM" field.
• Professional certifications in Data Analytics, SQL, BigQuery, Looker Studio, Workday Adaptive Planning, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience performing relevant work, especially in reporting, analytics, big data query, data visualization, or core workforce management principles.
• Knowledge and/or past application of forecasting evaluation, including deviation/error analysis, statistical controls, and time-series comparisons.
• Data mining skills, including the ability to select and join disparate, complex data sets.
• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools ( ideally Looker and/or Workday), including the ability to develop dashboards from scratch.
• General understanding of Human Resources systems and employee data architecture, with a preference for Workday HCM/Scheduling/Prism/Adaptive Planning.
• Prior systems user of MS Excel (Power Query/BI), Google Cloud Platform, and Workday.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners.

We've Got You Covered - Benefits

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement, and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Additional Important Information

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job; it’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location-specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.

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Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state-specific laws. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

California: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, Colorado: $76,500-$126,500 Annually, Connecticut: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, Hawaii: $76,500-$126,500 Annually, Illinois: $76,500-$126,500 Annually, Maryland: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, Massachusetts: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, Minnesota: $76,500-$126,500 Annually, Nevada: $76,500-$126,500 Annually, New Jersey: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, New York: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, Rhode Island: $76,500-$126,500 Annually, Washington: $76,500-$145,500 Annually, Washington D.C.: $87,500-$145,500 Annually

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_16.pdf

Key Skills/Competency

• Data Analytics
• Workforce Planning
• SQL
• Data Visualization
• Workday HCM
• Forecasting
• BigQuery
• Looker
• HR Operations
• Cross-functional Collaboration